On this week’s show, Lisa and Matt are joined by author Alice Sherwood to talk about what “In Real Life” means in 2024.

Alice’s book Authenticity was published in 2022.

You can read more about the Vice closures here.

On this week’s show Michelle and Chris talk with Paula Brockwell on her approach to helping organisations to better cultivate their own cultures.

You can find out more about Paula’s business at https://theexproject.com/

It’s another episode of Ask WB-40, this week with Julia Bellis answering listener questions alongside Matt for the first time. Views on the year ahead, AI, leadership mentoring, mental models and what really happened when Julia got left adrift in the Pacific.

A special bonus episode for you as Lisa and Nick Drage host a conversation with Matt who has a new set of playing cards to flog. We talk about his Business Meerkat deck, and more broadly about the power of playfulness in work.

Order your own set of the Business Meerkat cards at https://theplaycards.myshopify.com/collections/business-meerkat

You can also get the Deckible version at https://www.deckible.com/card-decks/3Ny-business-meerkat-tarot-inspired-cards-to-spark-conversations-in-organisations-matt-ballantine

Normal service will be resumed on Monday.

On this week’s show we are joined by Matt Webb to talk about taking his Poem/1 clock from idea to the bring of manufacture through a Kickstarter exercise.

You can read more about Galactic Compass:

On Ars Technica:

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/02/new-app-always-points-to-the-supermassive-black-hole-at-the-center-of-our-galaxy

On Matt’s blog:

https://interconnected.org/home/2024/02/15/galactic-compass

And download from the App Store

https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/galactic-compass/id6451314440

You can find the Poem/1 Kickstarter:

https://poem.town/ks

And read about it on Fast Company:

https://www.fastcompany.com/91015583/this-whimsical-clock-is-the-playful-gadget-ai-needs-right-now

And finally you can find out more about Matt’s studio, Acts Not Facts, here:

https://www.actsnotfacts.com

On this week’s show Matt and Michelle are joined by Natalia Talkowska to talk about the importance of “the hook”, telling stories, creativity and other tales.

You can find Natalia’s business at natalkadesign.com

Matt mentioned his Business Meerkat cards (pre-order them here) and also the TBD Conference he is speaking at at the end of February (tickets available here).

He also talked about Marcus Brown’s Presentation Canvas which you can download and explore here.

On this week’s show, Chris and Julia interview Mark Bjornsgaard about his fascinating renewable energy and data hosting business Deep Green.

From next week, there is a new sound to WB-40. We are delighted to share that Julia Bellis, Lisa Riemers and Michelle Minnikin will join the team to share hosting duties with Chris and Matt.

On this bonus show we share the thinking behind the changes, and the wonderful Nick Drage asks all of the hosts some probing questions about who they are and what they think. Particularly about crisps.

On this week’s show we are joined by psychologist and author Michelle Minnikin to talk about her new book, Good Girl Deprogramming.

You can find out more about Michelle’s work at https://michelleminnikin.com/

On this week’s show we speak with Lisa Riemers about challenges of digital accessibility, and what to do about it.

You can find Lisa’s collection of useful links here: https://lisariemers.com/index.php/2023/05/12/accessibility-resources/

and you can book to attend her talk here:

We spoke with AbilityNet on Episode 208